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Apheoorthis humboldtensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Eoorthidae

Taxonomy
Apheoorthis humboldtensis was named by Laurie (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMVPL1600. Gordon River Road Section. 19 km west of Maydena), which is in a Lancefieldian marine siltstone in the Florentine Valley Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Apheoorthis humboldtensis Laurie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyEoorthidaeWalcott 1908
genusApheoorthisUlrich and Cooper 1936
specieshumboldtensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:43:58
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:46:47
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lancefieldian to the top of the Bendigonian or 484.30000 to 473.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Tasmania) Apheoorthis humboldtensis (type locality: 165771 186097)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Tasmania) Apheoorthis humboldtensis (210901)